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' AUTHOR OF 
THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM. 



THE 

Christian Pilgrim. 

BEING THE 

JOURNEY 

TO THE 

Kingdom of Heaven: 

Written in the Form of a 

DREAM 

In which is seen, 
The Travels of a Pilgrim 

TO THAT 

V ;H e a v e* n ly "Q6\ i n tr y ; 

"Enter ye in -at the s+x:it ghte." 

By ALBER T E. LONG. 

The First Edition. 

NEW YORK: 
Printed for the Author, in the City 
oiNew York, in the year 1904. 



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THE AUTHOR'S 

PREFACE. 

The Christian Pilgrim was 
written in outline in the year 
1902, while I was travelling on 
a journey of some hundreds of 
miles. I did not think when I 
started on the journey that I 
should return with the manu- 
script of a book. But one day 
I got to writing, and wrote and 
wrote as I travelled from place 
to place. 

The aim of the author has been 
to set forth the journey to the 
Kingdom of Heaven in a plain 
and simple way, so that all can 
read and understand. 

It is the hope of the author 
that many, by reading this little 
book, may be led to become 
pilgrims to the Kingdom of 
Heaven. And that those who 
are already on the journey, may 
be helped and encouraged to 
press forward: that they may 
be led to live more consecrated 
and useful lives, to tue honor 



THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 

and glory of God, as they jour- 
ney through this world to the 
Heavenly Country. 

The Author, 
ALBERT E. LONG. 



THE 

Christian Pilgrim. 

Written in the form of a 

DREAM. 

NOW it came to pass I went 
on a journey, and as I jour- 
neyed I had a dream. I dreamed 
I saw a man of a proud and 
haughty look, named Sinner. 
And so it was, in my dream, I 
saw him as he went about from 
day to day. I saw he was mean 
and selfish in all his ways. 
When he had a chance to cheat 
or steal, or when he thought 
it to his gain to tell a lie, he 
would do it. As he went on in 
this evil way, his heart began 
to get hard. I saw he lived as if 
this world were all, and as if he 
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should never be brought to 
give an account to God of his 
life here on the earth. But the 
Word of God saith: "So then 
every one of us shall give 
account of himself to God." 
Rom. 14:12. Now it was partly 
from his parents, (Adam was 
his father's name and Eve his 
mother's,) that he had a drift 
to evil, and that at all times, as 
saith the Scripture : "The heart 
is deceitful above all things, 
and desperately wicked: who 
can know it?" Jer. 17:9. 

Now as I beheld I saw in my 
dream, there came an officer, 
whose name was Conviction: and 
in his hand he carried a bow 
and arrow. He was sent by the 
King of the Heavenly Country 
to bring Sinner at any cost. And 
when Sinner heard of this he 
was filled with fear, at the 
thought of his sins. Conviction 
followed him from place to 
place to catch him, and at last 
hid in Salvation , with his bow 
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down if he would not stand. 
I looked then and saw in my 
dream, when Sinner came past, 
Conviction came to him and 
said: "Thou art the man!" 
And with that, Sinner started 
to run . Then Conviction took 
aim with very great care, and 
shot the arrow that went to 
Sinners heart, so that he fell to 
the ground. Yet he tried to 
get away, but I saw, he kept 
falling down on his knees, and 
at last could rise no more. 
Then I saw he would be 
caught. And so it was. Now 
Conviction was a very strong 
man, & when some came and 
tried to get Sinner away, he so 
dealt with them that they took 
to their heels. Conviction then 
asked him his name. And he 
said it was Sinner. Then he 
asked him why he ran. And 
he said it was because he was 
afraid. Then he asked him 
what he was afraid of. And he 
told him he was afraid of his 
sins. For, says he, I feel that 

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the wages of sin is death. 
Then Conviction took fast hold 
of Sinner, and with a very stern 
look, said to him: 

Conviction. Dost thou know 
thou hast been breaking the 
Laws of the King of the Hea- 
venly Country? 

Sinner. I fear it is so. 

Conviction. And dost thou 
know thou hast been leading 
others to the pit, not being 
content to go there thyself 
alone? 

Here Sinner tried very hard 
to get away, but Conviction took 
faster hold of him than ever. 
And said: 

Conviction. And not only so, 
but thou hast set the King at 
naught. 

Then Sinner turned away, so 
that he might not hear. But 
Conviction got hold of the end 
of the arrow, (the point of 
which was in Sinners heart, ) 
and gave it such a turn that 
Sinner was brought quite to his 
senses; and being now fully 

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awakened, cried out: "God be 
merciful to me a sinner ! ' ' 

Now I saw there arose no 
small stir about that way, for 
by reason of his groans and 
cries there came a great com- 
pany of people to this sight. 
And with them came up 
another officer of the King of 
the Heavenly Country, named 
Repentance , (who was dressed 
in plain clothes,) and pressed 
through the crowd to where 
they were. But Sinner at the 
first did not know him. After 
Repentanceh&d shown his badge, 
he spake with Conviction. And 
from what I could hear in my 
dream, it was about what they 
should do with the prisoner, 
for he was in evil case and lay 
a moaning. Well, when they 
saw how he was, they hollered 
into his ears, and began to shake 
him. But all he did was to moan 
and groan, and would not lift 
up so much as his eyes unto 
heaven, but smote upon his 
breast, saying, God be merciful 

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to me a sinner. Then they 
carried him to a place called 
Godly Sorrow, where he lay 
for a long time, and could 
not eat or sleep, but lay a 
groaning. Now Repentance was 
a man of religion, and had a 
very tender heart. It was his 
duty as a servant of the King 
to watch Sinner that he did not 
get away, as well as to take 
care of him. At last Sinner 
took a turn for the better, and 
Repentance said to him: 

Repentance. Thou hast been 
breaking the Laws of the King 
of the Heavenly Country. 

Sinner. I begin to see it. And 
my spirit is greatly troubled, 
when I think of how just and 
holy are His Laws. 

Then I saw in my dream 
Sinner's eyes began to fill with 
tears. And Repentance said to 
him in a very tender voice: 

Repentance. Hast thou ever 
thought of turning from thy 
sins ? 

Sinner. I have often thought 

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of my sins, but it was not until 
Conviction came to me, and shot 
the arrow into my heart, that I 
thought in any wise to give 
them up. The sorrow for my 
sins that I have now, since the 
wound in my heart, is not the 
same as the sorrow I used to 
have. For now I am sorry 
because I feel I have sinned 
against God. 

And then I saw in my dream 
the bitter tears of sorrow roll 
down poor Sinner's cheeks, and 
he wept as if his heart would 
break. Repentance was with him 
all the while, and being of a 
very tender heart, they wept 
together. Sinner would bury 
his face in his hands and weep 
awhile, and then he would sob 
and cry out with tears that 
would melt the hardest heart. 
At times he would seem to 
find peace, but soon he would 
break out again, and weep and 
weep as a little child. And as 
he wept with Repentance, I saw 
poor Sinner wring his hands, 

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and toss from side to side. And 
I heard him sob and sob, and 
cry out over and over: My sins! 
My sins! My sins! 

And as I looked I saw in my 
dream, and behold, there came 
another officer of the King of 
the Heavenly Country, with a 
shield, whose name was Faith, 
"Now faith is the substance of 
things hoped for, the evidence 
of things not seen." Heb. n:i. 
Faith then told Sinner that the 
King of the Heavenly Country 
was of a loving and tender 
heart, and that He would par- 
don his sins if he would give 
them up. Faith also told him 
of the King's Son, who was 
nailed to the cross of Calvary, 
to pay for the sins of the whole 
world. As it is written: "For 
God so loved the world, that 
he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have 
everlasting life." John 3:16. 
Faith also told him that if he 
would be saved from the wrath 

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to come, he must enter in at 
the strait gate, and go on the 
journey to the Heavenly Coun- 
try. 

Then Sinner began to take 
courage, (for he had thought 
there was no hope for him to 
be saved from the wrath to 
come, ) and he looked at Faith 
and said, said he: 

Sinner. Will the King of the 
Heavenly Country pardon all 
my sins against Him, if I give 
them up, and give my heart 
to Him ? 

Faith. It is written: "Let the 
wicked forsake his way, and the 
unrighteous man his thoughts : 
and let him return unto the 
LORD, and he will have mercy 
upon him; and to our God, for 
he will abundantly pardon." 
Isa. 55:7. 

Sinner. But my sins are very 
great. 

Faith. It is written: "Though 
your sins be as scarlet, they shall 
be as white as snow; though 
they be red like crimson, they 

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shall be as wool." Isa. i : 1 8. 

Then Repentance and Faith 
asked Sinner if he would go 
with them to Calvary's cross, 
and if he would enter in at the 
strait gate, and go on the jour- 
ney to the Heavenly Country. 
And Sinner said he would. Then 
they set out for the cross. 

I looked and saw in my dream 
Sinner went with Repentance and 
Faith (for they went all three 
together) till they came to a 
place where there was an hill, 
called Calvary. Now at Calvary 
stood a cross, upon which was 
nailed the King's Son. There 
was much blood that had come 
from a wound in His side, and 
from the nail prints in His 
hands and feet. Over His head 
was a title. And the writing 
was, JESUS OF NAZARETH 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
I looked and saw when they 
had come to the foot of the 
cross, Sinner fell to the ground 
and cried out again: "God be 
merciful to me a sinner!" And 

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as he cried, Faith came to him 
and said: "Dost thou believe 
on the Son of God?" And as I 
looked I saw/SV/^rwalking, and 
leaping, and praising God. 

1 saw then in my dream there 
came a man named Peace, and 
spake many words of comfort 
to Sinner, As it is written : 
"Therefore being justified by 
faith, we have peace with God 
through our Lord JesusChrist." 
Rom. 5:1. 

Now right here at the foot 
of the cross is where Sinners 
name was changed to Christian, 
for it was here he gave his heart 
to God. 

I dreamed also that at Calvary 
I saw the strait gate to the 
narrow way which leadeth unto 
life. Now when Christian saw 
the strait gate, he asked Faith 
about it. And Faith told him, 
as he had told him before, that 
it was for pilgrims to the Hea- 
venly Country; and that if he 
would go on the journey he 
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written: "Enter ye in at the 
strait gate: for wide is the gate, 
and broad is the way, that 
leadeth to destruction, and 
many there be which go in 
thereat: Because strait is the 
gate, and narrow is the way, 
which leadeth unto life, and 
few there be that find it." 
Matt. 7:13-14. Then Christian 
went up to the strait gate and 
knocked. At last there came 
a man to the gate, and looking 
over it, said: 

Man. Who's there? 

Christian. My name is Christ- 
ian, but before I came to the 
cross of Calvary my name was 
Sinner. 

Man. What dost thou want? 

Christian. I am told that this 
is the way to life eternal. 

Man. Is it thy desire to go 
on pilgrimage to the Heavenly 
Country? 

Christian. With all my heart. 

Then the man opened the 
gate, and Christian went in. 

I saw then in my dream that 

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as soon as Christian was inside 
the gate, there met him two 
men named Grace and Truth, 
who came to bid him welcome. 
They also told Christian some 
things about the way along 
which he was to go, and of 
which I shall now tell, as near 
as I can remember. First they 
told him he would find the 
way was not all plain and easy 
going. But that it was better 
farther on. Then they told 
him he must watch and pray. 
They also told him there was 
great danger in places, and that 
there were also trials and tribu- 
lations through which he must 
pass f to reach the Heavenly 
Country. Then they wished 
him a safe journey , and told 
him to be of a brave heart, and 
to look well to his steps that 
he did not leave the narrow 
way. Then Christian praised 
the Lord, and started on the 
journey. 

I saw Christian then in my 
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narrow way, and as he went he 
sang. And I saw him look up- 
ward , and heard him shout many 
times: "Praise ye the Lord!" 

Those who have travelled in 
that country will know that 
the hill called Profession is in 
these parts. And upon the top 
of this hill is a city, that can be 
seen from afar. As it is written: 
"A' city that is set on an hill 
cannot be hid." Matt. 5:14. 
And as the narrow way goeth 
up this hill, up this hill Christian 
went. Now it was from the top 
of this hill that Christian gave 
his first testimony for his Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ. The 
sum of which was this: 

christian's testimony. 

I thank and praise God for 
His goodness to me. I wish to 
testify to the saving grace of 
God in my heart, and to tell to 
all of the joy and peace that I 
have. I look forward to Heaven 
with great joy. I wish to say 
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that before I came to the cross 
of Calvary, I had great fears 
lest I might at any minute be 
called away from the earth, 
and be cast down into hell for 
my sins. But now, since I have 
given my heart to God, all is 
changed; and I have the peace 
of God in my heart. 

As Christian pressed forward 
on the journey I heard him 
sing and give thanks unto God. 
And so he journeyed till he 
came to a certain place, where 
he kneeled down and prayed 
thus to God: 

O God, when I think of my 
past life and see how sinful I 
have been, I wonder how Thou 
couldest ever look upon and save 
a sinner like me. But I know I 
belong to Thee now, and that 
Thou dost forgive me all that is 
past. O God, the desire of my 
heart is that I may live to Thine 
honor and glory, and that I may 
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/ pray that Thou wouldest help 
me to be a Christian in thought, 
word, and deed; so that my life 
may be sweet and beautiful for 
Thee. Guide and direct me, use 
me to Thine honor and glory, and 
keep me ever faithful. And this 
I pray in Jesus name. Amen. 

Then Christian arose from his 
knees, and pressed forward on 
the journey. 

Now as I looked I saw in my 
dream, and behold, a pilgrim 
named Love, going on a little 
ahead in the narrow way. So 
Christian made haste and came 
up with him. Then says Christ- 
ian, says he: 

Christian. I see thou art in 
the narrow way, which leadeth 
unto life. 

Love. Yes, beloved, I am glad 
to say I am on the journey. I 
take thee to be a Christian. 

Christian. Yes, my brother, I 
am a pilgrim to the Heavenly 
Country. Before I became a 
Christian I had often heard of 

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the Heavenly Country, but now 
I am on the way. I mean to 
spend my eternity with God, 
and with all those who love 
Him. 

Love. And, my dearly beloved, 
let me tell thee, thou art just 
in the right way — the narrow 
way which leadeth unto life. 

Christian. Yes, and I mean to 
press forward to the end of the 
journey. Might I ask thy name? 

Love. My name is Love. But 
thou hast not told me thy 
name, beloved. 

Christian. My name is Christ- 
ian. 

Love. I am indeed glad to 
meet thee, my beloved brother: 
for I have heard of the testimony 
that thou didst give on the hill 
called Profession, for our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Christian. I shall never cease 
to tell of God's love to me in 
saving my soul. For I have 
given my heart to the Lord, 
and I belong to Him. His I 
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The things that once I loved, 
now I hate. And the things 
that once I hated, now I love. 
And O, my dear brother, I do 
thank and praise God, and that 
with all my heart, for saving a 
sinner like me. And I am so 
glad to know that God loves 
me, and that I love Him. 

Love. And, my beloved bro- 
ther, I am the more glad to 
meet thee, because I know 
thou art a Christian not only 
in name, but also in heart and 
life. And I am glad to hear, 
my brother, that thou hast 
come out boldly on the Lord's 
side; and that thou art ready 
and willing to testify. 

Christian. And not only to 
testify 5 but I mean to serve 
Him, and do what I can to 
bring others to Him. 

Love. God grant that thou 
mayest be a burning and a 
shining light in the world; and 
that thou mayest be the means 
in His hands of doing much 
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souls to Him. The Lord bless 
thee, my brother. And may 
the love of God be shed abroad 
in thine heart. For let me tell 
thee, beloved, it is love that is 
the mark of a true Christian. 
Love to God, and love to man. 
Not only love to God, but also 
love to man. For if a man love 
God, he will love his brother 
also. 

As it is written: "Beloved, let 
us love one another: for love is 
of God; and every one that 
loveth is born of God, and 
knoweth God. He that loveth 
not knoweth not God; for God 
is love." i. John 4:7-8. 

Now I saw in my dream that 
Christian's way led through the 
harvest field of the King. Here 
were many reapers gathering 
in the sheaves. As it is written: 
"Lift up your eyes, and look 
on the fields; for they are white 
already to harvest. And he that 
reapeth receiveth wages, and 
gathereth fruit unto life eter- 
nal: that both he that soweth 

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and he that reapeth may rejoice 
together." John 4:35-36. So 
Christian went into the harvest 
field. And when the reapers 
saw him, they came to bid him 
welcome. And they gave him 
a sickle, with which he set to 
work reaping with them. Now 
Christian was with them in that 
field for some time, but at last 
the time came when he must 
needs go on the journey. But 
they were very sorry to have 
him go from them, for he lived 
so near to God, and the things 
that he did and said were of so 
much help to them. Now the 
time spent in that field was 
very sweet and precious to 
Christian. And many times his 
soul was greatly refreshed as he 
thought of those dear children 
of God whom he had met in 
that field, of the talks he had 
with them, of the blessings he 
had there received, and of 
what he had there learned of 
the Kingdom of Heaven. So 
Christian went on his way, 

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giving thanks unto God for the 
many blessings he had there 
received. For by reason of the 
work in that field he had been 
greatly blessed of God. 

Now as I beheld I saw in my 
dream, as Christian went on his 
journey, there was a pilgrim 
just ahead of him called Joy, 
(a man of a very pleasant look,) 
who in a sweet tone of voice 
was singing these words : 

My feet are in the narrow way, 
Praise the Lord/ Praise the Lord/ 
I feel like singing all the day: 
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! 

Then Christian walked a little 
faster to catch up with him, and 
says to him, says he: 

Christian. What maketh thee 
so joyful, brother? 

Joy. Joyful? Why, praise the 
Lord, I greatly rejoice because 
I have the Holy Spirit in my 
heart, bearing witness with my 
spirit that I am a child of God. 
Praise the Lord! And, my dear 
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brother, I also look forward to 
the joys of Heaven, which God 
hath prepared for them that 
love Him. Praise the Lord! 
And this is to me most glori- 
ous. Hallelujah! 

Christian. Well, brother, and 
that is just why I feel so happy. 

Joy. Praise the Lord ! 

Christian. And since thou hast 
such a clear and happy experi- 
ence, I would like to ask thee: 
What dost thou think will be 
our reward, when we reach the 
end of the journey? 

Joy: Why it will be most 
glorious! No more sorrow, 
pain, or death. Just to think 
of it! Then there will be ten 
million blessings and joys added 
on to all this, and much more 
besides. Why at times when 
I get to thinking of it, I just 
have to shout — just have to 
shout: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! 
Why it seems too good to be 
true! Praise the Lord! I'm on 
the way! I'm on the way! 

Christian. It doeth my heart 
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good to be with thee, and to 
see thee so joyful. 

Joy. O my brother, I cannot 
tell the joy I feel! Sometimes 
I just have to clap my hands 
and shout for joy, when I think 
of God's goodness and of His 
promises. My dear brother, 
dost thou read every day from 
God's Holy Word? 

Ghristian.Yes, every day. And 
some days I read morning, noon 
and night. 

Joy. And, brother Christian, 
that is just my experience. 
Praise the Lord! And dost 
thou know I believe the reason 
so many pilgrims are weak and 
sickly, and many sleep, is be- 
cause they do not read every 
day from God's Word? 

Christian. Yes } I am sure of it. 
And that is just what I was 
going to say. But thou hast 
said it for me. 

Joy. And every time I read 
from God's Holy Word, I pray 
that He would bless His Word 
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here, brother Christian, that 
God hears and answers prayer. 

Christian. Yes, my brother, I 
know He does. 

Joy. Every morning and even- 
ing, and many times besides, I 
kneel down and talk with the 
Lord. And O, my brother, I 
know He hears me, and I know 
He will answer me. It is true 
the Lord does not always answer 
my prayers just in the way I 
ask Him; nor does He always 
give me what I ask for, though 
many times He does. But yet, 
my brother, I know He answers 
my prayers in the best way. 
For He knows what is best for 
me. 

Christian. I can and do say 
Amen to all that thou hast just 
said. There is one little word 
I was glad to hear thee use. 

Joy. Which word dost thou 
mean, my brother? 

Christian. I mean the word 
"kneel." 

Joy. Praise the Lord ! And 
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alone, I get down on my face 
before Him. 

Thus they walked and talked, 
and after a while the evening 
drew nigh, and it began to get 
dark; so that Christian and Joy 
parted for a time. Though I 
saw Christian walked with Joy 
many times in the journey to 
the Heavenly Country. 

Now I beheld in my dream 
that on the next day,, and I 
think it was about two o'clock 
in the afternoon, Christian came 
to a mile-stone in the way, 
where he stopped to rest and 
think of the journey. As he 
thought of the goodness of God 
to him, and the way in which 
he had been led to see the truth, 
and that God had brought him 
thus far in safety on the jour- 
ney, he fell upon his knees and 
offered this prayer: 

Heavenly Father, I kneel to 
thank Thee for Thy goodness to 
me in the past. J feel that I am 
the chief of sinners, but I know 

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Jesus died for me, and in Him I 
put my trust. I thank Thee that 
Thou hast brought me safely to 
this present time. I know that 
Thou dost always see me, and 
that Thou knowest what is best 
for me. And so I leave myself 
in Thy hands. O God, do Thou 
guide me in all of lifers dangerous 
journey, and receive me at the last 
in Heaven. And this I pray in 
Jesus name. Amen. 

Then I saw in my dream 
Christian went on his journey 
till the followingTuesday, when 
the narrow way went along by 
the side of a large black forest, 
called Careless. This forest is 
said to be one of the most 
dangerous places on the whole 
road to the Heavenly Country. 
And Christian not taking heed 
to his steps, left the narrow way 
and went toward it, down a steep 
lane called the Backslider's 
Lane. Now, there is in this 
forest an ugly giant, who hath 
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passed that way. And always 
he would watch to see if there 
would come any heedless pil- 
grims that way, so he might 
catch them, and tear them to 
pieces. Now when Christian 
came into this forest the giant 
saw him, and crept from tree to 
tree so that Christian might not 
take fright and run. I saw 
also in my dream that Christian 
began to go very slowly as he 
got farther into the wood, for 
it was getting dark. So the 
giant got nearer and nearer, 
and at last gave Christian such 
a blow upon the head with his 
club, that he fell as one dead. 
Then .the giant had him by the 
throat, and choked him till he 
was quite black in the face. 
But, as God would have it, 
when Christian was about to be 
killed, a troop of the King's 
soldiers came up at a gallop 
with their drawn swords, and 
used them with such skill 
that Christian was rescued. But 
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They spake to him and asked 
him how he did. But he was 
so weak he fainted dead away 
three or four times, and at last 
fell into a kind of a fit, from 
which they could not wake 
him. Though they did all in 
their power to bring him to his 
senses. But when they saw they 
could do nothing with him, 
they carried him to the house 
of a servant of the King; where 
they bathed his head with 
myrrh, and aloes, and cassia. 
But he was so near dead, that 
it was from half past seven on 
Tuesday night, till six o'clock 
Sunday morning, before he 
opened his eyes. And that 
only after they had taken great 
care, and watched over him. 
After many days Christian was 
able to sit up in his bed, and 
some of his old friends came 
to see him. So the first who 
went up was brother Grace, 
who said: 

Grace. My dear brother Christ- 
tan, dost thou know me? 

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Then Christian opened his 
eyes, and in a feeble voice said: 

Christian. I think I do. 

Grace. Who am I? 

Christian. Thou art the friend 
of Truth. 

Grace. Yes, and so I am. But 
how dost thou feel this morn- 
ing? 

Christian. I feel very weak 
indeed. 

Grace. May the Lord help and 
strengthen thee, my brother. 

Then brother Truth came into 
the room, and said to Christian, 
said he: 

Truth. My dear brother, how 
is it with thy soul? 

Christian. I am on the way. 

Truth. Bless the Lord! 

Christian. Amen! But had it 
not been for the soldiers, who 
by the grace of God came to 
help me, I might now be dead. 

Truth. But, dear brother, do 
tell us how it all came about; 
if thou art able. 

Christian. It was in the forest 
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gone about a mile or so into 
the wood, I began to think I 
was out of the way, as indeed 
I was. And as I thus thought, I 
was set upon by an ugly giant, 
who struck me with a great 
club. And I was so much 
stunned by the blow, that I did 
not come to my senses for some 
days. 

Grace & Truth. But didst thou 
not see him coming? 

Christian. See him coming! 
No, not at first. For if I had 
I would have taken to my heels. 
All I knew was that he was in 
that forest, as many had warned 
me, but I never thought he 
would harm me. But I will say 
this: After I had gone about 
a mile into the wood, and it 
began to get dark, I had some 
fears lest he might come. Then 
he sneaks up and struck me 
such a fearful blow that I lost all 
of my senses, and knew nothing 
at all till I awoke in this place. 
And if thou wilt but look, thou 
mayest see the scar that is upon 

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mine head, that I must carry all 
the days of my life. 

Grace. But how is it thou didst 
come to get into the forest 
Careless? 

Christian. Even because I did 
not take heed to my steps. 

Grace. Dear brother, thou hast 
great reason to thank God that 
thou art spared. 

Christian. Yes, I do thank and 
praise Him, and by His grace 
I shall live to His glory. 

Grace. The Lord bless thee, 
my dear brother, and may He 
guide and direct thee in all 
things. 

Then Grace said to Truth softly: 
Grace. I believe he shall do 
well. But let us not w r eary him 
with too much talking. 

Now after some days Christian 
got so that he could walk, and 
at last went on the journey. I 
saw in my dream, after he had 
gone some miles, he became 
sad in spirit; so that the tears 
ran down his cheeks as rivers 
of water. Then he kneeled 



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down by the side o 



the way, 



and prayed this prayer to God: 

O God, my Dear Father, I feel 
that I am weak and sinful, but I 
know I love Thee. I am sorry for 
all the sins I have done in my past 
life, and by Thy help I shall live 
better in the days that I may yet be 
spared to live. I pray that Thou 
wilt forgive me for all my sins. 
0 Lord, the desire of my heart is 
that I may love Thee more, and 
serve Thee better. I pray that 
Thou wilt bless me just as Thou 
seest I need, and that Thou wilt 
guide me all the rest of the way of 
lifers journey. And this I pray 
in Jesus name. Amen. 



Now I beheld an my dream 
Christian arose very early the 
next morning, even before the 
sun was up, and set out on the 
journey. When he had gone 
about seven miles he came to 
a place by the side of the way, 
where he sat down in the shade 
to rest, and to eat of the food 

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that he had brought with him. 
Then he pressed forward, and I 
think it was about three o'clock 
that same afternoon he got as 
far along in the journey as 
Amen Hilltop. Here he re- 
joiced greatly at the thought 
of God's mercy toward him, 
and of the crown of glory that 
awaited him in Heaven. So he 
lifted up his voice and cried 
with a shout: "The lines are 
fallen unto me in pleasant 
olaces; yea, I have a goodly 
leritage." Psa. 16:6. 

I dreamed also that when 
Christianhad gone about eleven 
miles, from Amen Hilltop, (but 
it may have been a little more, 
I will not say for sure,) he saw 
a pilgrim going on before. So 
Christian mended his pace, to 
come up with him. When he 
comes up to the man, Christian 
says, says he: 

Christian. My dear sir, canst 
thou tell me the name of this 
way in which we go? 

Man. Yes sir, I can. It is the 

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narrow way which leadeth unto 
life. Art thou going that way? 

Christian. I am indeed. Might 
I ask thy name? 

Man. My name is Gentleness. 
And I am on the way to the 
Heavenly Country. 

Then was Christian glad of 
heart, that he had found a man 
in whom was the Spirit of the 
Lord. So they talked sweetly 
of the journey, and of the Hea- 
venly Country to which they 
were going. And for the most 
part, as near as I can remember 
my dream, this is what they said: 

Gentleness. My dear brother, I 
am glad to hear that thou hast 
given thine heart to the Lord, 
and that thou art on the jour- 
ney. Tell me about it, my 
brother. 

Christian. And so I will, bro- 
ther Gentleness. But I cannot 
begin to tell of all that God has 
done for my soul. And I can 
never thank and praise Him 
enough for saving a sinner like 
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heard the voice of God calling 
me to him, but I did not obey. 
Though I will say that at times 
I shed a few tears for my sins. 
I remember once, when I was 
about six years of age, how I 
lay in my little bed, and wept 
and wept at the thought of my 
sins. O, if I had only listened 
to God's voice then, and given 
my heart to Him! But I did 
not give my heart to God at that 
time, as I should have done, 
and soon forgot all about it. I 
was very bad, even of a child, 
and got worse and worse as 
time went on. Though I heard 
God many times calling me to 
give my heart to Him. But I 
went on in my sins. One day 
I heard there w r as an officer 
called Conviction following me, 
and I kept in the house as 
much as I could. But not long 
after this, when I was going by 
Salvation, Conviction came to me 
and said: "Thou art the man!" 
And with that, he raised his 
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to run, and he bent the bow 
and shot me with the sharp 
arrow, that went to my heart. 
Gentleness. And then — 
Christian. And then I fell to 
the ground. And O how my 
heart began to ache! I tried to 
get the arrow out, but it would 
not come out. Then I began 
to tremble. And while I was 
there, all my sins came up be- 
fore me. I began to be afraid, 
and to think of my never-dying 
soul. I tried to get away, but 
the more I tried the less I was 
able, for I kept falling down on 
my knees. Now, just after I 
was stricken by the arrow of 
Conviction, there came another 
officer of the King of the Hea- 
venly Country, named Repent- 
ance. At first I did not know 
him, but I soon found him to 
be a man of a very tender heart. 
At that time I could not even 
so much as stand, for the wound 
in my heart by the arrow was 
very deep, so that I was brought 
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then they took me to a place 
called Godly Sorrow. And while 
I was there , another officer 
came, whose name was Faith. 

0 my dear brother, those were 
days in my life that I shall never 
forget. At last I went with 
Repentance and Faith to Calvary, 
where I saw Jesus the crucified. 
And then Faith came to me, and 
spake to me. 

Gentleness. And what said Faith 
to thee? 

Christian. Why he said : ' 1 Dost 
thou believe on the Son of 
God?" 

Gentleness . And what didst 
thou tell him? 

Christian. Why, glory to God, 

1 told him I did. 
Gentleness. And then what said 

he to thee? 

Christian. He asked me if I 
believed the blood of the cru- 
cified paid for all my sins. And 
then, because I believed it, I 
started to walk and leap and 
praise God. And it was right 
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the cross, that I gave my heart 
to God. O happy day! My 
sorrow was turned into joy, and 
my darkness into light. I felt as 
if a heavy load had been lifted 
from my poor aching heart. 
For before Lgave my heart to 
God, I had no peace. And 
then a man named Peace came 
to me. 

Gentleness. At the cross? 

Christian. Yes, at the cross. 

Gentleness. And what said Peace 
to thee? 

Christian. He spake many 
words of comfort, and pointed 
to the blood of the crucified. 
And while I was there at the 
cross, I saw the strait gate, 
though mine eyes were dim 
with tears, for it was right there 
at the cross. So I asked Faith 
about. the gate, and he said it 
was for pilgrims to the Hea- 
venly Country. Then I went 
to the gate and knocked, for 
my mind was made up to go on 
the journey; and a man came 
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went in. And thus I began the 
journey. 

Gentleness. And now for thy 
journey. 

Christian. Now just as soon as 
I was inside the gate, I saw two 
men named Grace and Truth, 
who told me much about the 
journey. And glad I am that I 
met them both. Then I came 
to the hill called Profession. 
Didst thou go up to the top of 
that hill ? 

Gentleness. Yes, my brother, 
I did so. 

Christian. And I shall never 
forget the day I did, for it was 
then and there, I gave my first 
testimony for my Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Then I 
went on till I came to the har- 
vest field of the King, where I 
spent much time to my soul's 
help, and learned much about 
the way of the Lord. So I went 
on the journey, and met a dear 
brother named Love. Dost thou 
know him? 

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very well indeed. He is a rela- 
tion. 

Christian. And I must say, 
brother Gentleness, since I come 
to think about it, that you both 
look very much alike. There 
is something so gentle about 
you. 

Gentleness. But didst thou meet 
with none other in thy travels ? 

Christian.^ r es, Gentleness , I did. 
As I was going to say, I went on 
the journey and met a brother 
called Joy. 

Gentleness. And I also met him 
at a place called Smiles. He 
is a dear child of God, and hath 
the old time religion without a 
doubt. 

Christian. Yes, and that I can 
and will say for him, too. And 
he always had a smile on his 
face. 

Gentleness. Yes ! Yes ! That is 
he ! And I can almost see him 
now. 

Christian. But, my dear bro- 
ther, the time would fail me 
to tell of all I have seqn and 
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learned thus far in the journey. 
But I am so glad to say I am on 
the way. 

So they talked till nearly seven 
o'clock that night, and then 
parted for a time. This was on 
a Thursday. So in the morn- 
ing Christian arose very early, 
and set out on the journey. 

Now I saw in my dream that 
when Christian had gone about 
six miles and a half, the road 
began to be a little rough, and 
soon became very rough. So 
much so indeed, that in some 
places it was all he could do 
to keep his feet. But he took 
courage and pressed forward, 
sayiag: 

Come what may y I do intend 
To press forward to the end. 

I saw when Christian had trav- 
elled for about ten or twelve 
days over this rough part of 
the way, he came to the place 
that is called Trials. A place 
of great renown, and so named 

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because it is here that the faith 
of all pilgrims is tried. Now in 
Trials (as many who have gone 
over that part of the journey 
can tell,) there are many cheats, 
thieves, &c, &c; and many of 
them Christian met as he passed 
through this place. Here Christ- 
learned much about people, 
and got so that he could read 
them well, and see through 
their ways. It was here also he 
had his eyes opened more than 
once or twice, and that by peo- 
ple of a very smooth tongue. 
So, although the way through 
Trials was very hard to his feet 
at times, (for the way through 
Trials was much more uneven 
than that part of the way that 
led up to it,) yet after he had 
gone through that land, Christ- 
ian praised the Lord. For the 
thought came to him that, after 
all, it was for the best that the 
way to the Heavenly Country 
was through Trials. 

I saw in my dream as Christian 
passed through Trials, he met 
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a man (a servant of the King) 
named Meekness, who was of a 
great age, and whose hair was 
as white as snow. Now as Christ- 
ian saw Meekness going on be- 
fore, he called out to him to 
wait. So Meekness leaned upon 
the top of his staff till Christian 
came up. Then says Christian, 
says he : 

Christian, Sir, am I on the right 
road to the Heavenly Country? 

Meekness. Yea, thou art. 

Christian. Dost thou know this 
land well? 

Meekness. I do indeed. I am 
in the service of the King of the 
Heavenly Country, to guide pil- 
grims through this part of the 
journey. 

Christian. As the road is so very 
rough at this place, I did not 
know but that I might be out of 
the way. And so I thought I 
would ask about it. What canst 
thou tell me of this part of the 
journey, and of the way in which 
I must yet go? 

Meekness. We\\ } I could tell thee 
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much, my brother, but this I 
will say: This part of the jour- 
ney, through which thou art 
now passing, is called Trials: 
for it is here that the faith of all 
pilgrims is tried. Many who 
get this far along in the journey, 
when they find the way is hot 
all plain and easy, give up and 
go back. But, my brother, to 
reach the Heavenly Country 
thou must keep right on in the 
narrow way. The trials may be 
a little hard, and at times very 
hard: but it is better farther on, 
and glorious when thou shalt 
reach the end of the journey. 

Now I saw in my dream Christ- 
ian went with Meekness through 
Trials, even till they came to a 
place called Fiery Trial, which 
is close to the border of Trib- 
ulations. At Fiery Trial I saw 
there were many fires aburning, 
and ovens; from which came 
out a great heat, and sparks, 
and flames of fire. (This is that 
place where gold is tried in the 
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clouds of smoke come from the 
ovens, that blew all about in 
the air, and got into Christian's 
eyes, so that it brought forth 
the tears. Christian tried hard 
to get past this place , so he 
would not have to go through 
it. But there was no other way, 
and as his mind was made up 
to reach the Heavenly Country, 
he pressed forward, saying: 
"Though he slay me,, yet will I 
trust in him." Job 13:15. 

So I saw in my dream he 
went on his way till he came to 
that part of the journey called 
Tribulations. And though it is 
indeed hard at times to the feet 
of pilgrims, yet I saw the way 
to the Heavenly Country was 
there, and that he must needs 
go through it, as it is written: 
"In the world ye shall have 
tribulation." John 16:33. Christ- 
ian was much helped and com- 
forted in this part of the journey 
in walking with two pilgrims. 
Now the name of the one was 
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the other Goodness. I saw also 
in my dream that in this land 
Christianwas often of a sad look, 
and often I heard him sigh, and 
at times he would shed many 
bitter tears. But, as I say, he was 
much helped by Longsuffering 
and Goodness, only I could not 
bear to see him weep. At one 
time IheardGWrcmspeak these 
words of comfort to Christian: 
"Weeping may endure for a 
night, but joy cometh in the 
morning." Psalm 30:5. Then 
Christian smiled through his 
tears. This I was indeed glad 
to see; for more than once or 
twice it looked as if he would 
give up, and go back. But he 
pressed forward. So Longsuffer- 
ing and Goodness went with him 
for the most of the way through 
this dreary place. And if I re- 
member my dream they carried 
him a good part of the way. 
There were many goings up 
and down, and over hard and 
steep places. So that Christian 
was much cast down, and more 

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than once I saw him fall upon 
his knees, and burst into tears. 
And yet for all this, I heard 
Christian rejoice many times as 
he passed throughTribulations. 
So he pressed forward, and by 
the grace of God he got through 
it at the last. Then said Christ- 
ian: U I will praise thee, O Lord 
my God, with all my heart: 
and I will glorify thy name for 
evermore." Psalm 86:12. 

I saw in my dream, as Christ- 
ian went on the journey, there 
was a pilgrim to the Heavenly 
Country walking in the way, 
namedTemperance. And coming 
up to him, Christian said: 

Christian. Brother, I see thou 
art on the way to the Heavenly 
Country. 

Temperance. Yes, my brother, 
I am on the way. 

Christian. Might I ask thy 
name ? 

Temperance. Yes. My name is 
Temperance. And, my brother, 
let me tell thee, I am against 
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Christian. And so am I against 
it, for rum is indeed a great evil 
and curse to the world. 

Temperance. Yes, and I speak 
against it where ever I go. How 
many millions of souls have been 
lost, and are in hell now, who 
have gone there through rum. 

Christian .What thou hast just 
said is indeed true, and it is 
dreadful to think about it. O 
my brother, I do thank and 
praise God that I gave my heart 
to Him. For had it not been 
for the grace of God, I might 
now be a drunkard and on the 
broad way that leadeth to de- 
struction; instead of in the nar- 
row way, and on the journey to 
the Kingdom of Heaven. 
Temperance . 1 1 is writte n : " Wine 
is a mocker, strong drink is 
raging: and whosoever is de- 
ceived thereby is not wise." 
Prov. 20: i. 

I saw then in my dream, when 
Christian had gone some miles, 
he came to a place where he 
kneeled down and prayed, giv- 

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ing thanks unto God, in these 
words : 

0 God, I come to Thee at this 
time, knowing I am Thy child and 
that Thou dost love me. I kneel 
to thank Thee for all Thy goodness 
and mercy, and for the many bless- 
ings Thou hast been pleased to 
bestow upon me. I thank Thee 
that Thou hast brought me safely 
through dangers both seen and 
unseen. I thank Thee that Thou 
hast led me safely through the 
trials and tribulations of life. I 
thank Thee that Thou hast given 
me the joy of Thy Salvation, and 
blessed me all along the way. 
Receive my thanks, O God, for all 
Thy goodness. And when it is Thy 
will to call me from this life, take 
me to live with Thee in Heaven. 
And this I pray in Jesus name. 
Amen. 

1 saw in my dream that the 
narrow way from this place, and 
that for some miles, was very 
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And he began to sing as he 
went in the way. 

Now as I dreamed I looked 
and behold, Christian came to 
the end of his earthly journey, 
where he was to enter the Hea- 
venly Country. And many of 
his friends who had been with 
him in pilgrimage, came to see 
him in his last hour. So they 
were gathered about his bed- 
side. Now their names were 
these: Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuf- 
fering ,Gentleness , Goodness , Fa t th , 
Meekness, Temperance. As it is 
written : "But the fruit of the 
Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
suffering, gentleness, goodness, 
faith, meekness, temperance." 
Gal. 5:22-23. They then began 
to bid Christian good bye. So 
brother Love came first; and 
when he had taken hold of 
Christianas hand, he said: 

Love. Dear brother, we have 
now come to bid thee farewell, 
at the end of this thy earthly 
pilgrimage. But we shall meet 
again over Jordan in ourFather's 

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house. Thou hast been a good 
soldier of Jesus Christ, as it is 
written: "Thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy strength, and with all 
thy mind; and thy neighbour as 
thyself." Luke 10:27. The devil 
hath not let thee alone, (which 
is no strange thing,) but our 
Heavenly Father whom thou 
hast tried to serve while here 
on earth, hath a crown of glory 
for thee that shall never fade 
away. 

Christian. Farewell, dear friend 
and brother. Thou hast been 
a great help to me in my pil- 
grimage, for the which God 
shall reward thee at the last. 

Then brother Joy came, and 
looking into Christianas eyes 
with a smile, said: 

Joy. We have sung many an 
hymn together, and often we 
have gone up to the house of 
the Lord. And now God is 
calling thee to come up higher, 
and be with Him in Heaven. 

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Christian. I am glad thou hast 
come to see me, dear brother. 

Joy. And I am glad to be with 
thee, O. my brother. 

Christian. Thou hast been a 
joy to my spirit, and helped me 
much in the journey. Yea, I 
know not how I should ever 
have reached the end of the 
journey in safety without thee. 

And then I saw the face of 
Christian became lighted with 
the glory of God, and then be- 
came as calm as a river. Bro- 
ther Peace then came, and in a 
quiet voice said to Christian: 

Peace. How is it with thee 5 
brother Christian? 

Christian. It is well with my 
soul. God is calling me, and I 
shall soon be with Him. The 
way has not all been plain and 
easy, J have had trials as well as 
joys; but I am glad I ever gave 
my heart to God. 

So all the brethren came and 
bade him farewell. At the last 
Christian had a sinking spell, 
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that he had gone, But he said: 
Christian . Farewell earth ! 
Welcome Heaven! 

Then I saw in my dream and 
lo, there came a great company 
of angels in long white gar- 
ments, with beautiful wings as 
white as snow: who came to 
take Christian up up to God. 
So they came and took him. So 
Christian left his mortal body 
and entered the Heavenly Coun- 
try, even the. Paradise of God. 
I dreamed they were soon in 
that part of the Heavenly Coun- 
try where they could see the 
spires and towers of the Father's 
house. And as they came nearer 
could hear the singing of the 
angels. So they flew to the 
Father's house, where were 
many mansions, the abode of 
the redeemed of the Lord. Then 
Christian saw the King face to 
face, that He was of a most kind 
and loving look; His voice also 
was very sweet and tender, and 
He greeted Christian with many 
loving words of welcome. The 

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King then showed him to the 
mansion where he was to dwell. 
I saw also there came many of 
his friends to meet him, and 
those whom he had met on pil- 
grimage while on the earth, but 
who had gone on before. As for 
Paradise (the Heavenly Coun- 
try) it was most glorious: being 
like unto a beautiful garden. 
There were all manner of flow- 
ers, plants, trees, benches, and 
walks: all of pure gold, like unto 
clear glass. So Christian entered 
into his rest, and talked with the 
saints and the holy angels. And 
they told and showed him of the 
glory of the place. And as I 
remember my dream, they took 
him to many places remote in 
the Kingdom, to show him the 
glories thereof. 

After these things I looked and 
lo, I dreamed that the Judgment 
Day came; when the sea shall 
give up its dead , and all the 
nations of the earth both small 
and great shall stand before 
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must all appear before the judg- 
ment seat of Christ; that every 
one may receive the things 
done in his body, according to 
that he hath done, whether it 
be good or bad." 2. Cor. 5:10. 
I dreamed I saw the Lord Jesus 
descend from Heaven with His 
mighty angels in flaming fire, 
and they cried with aloud voice: 
Come to Judgment !! At last 
they were all gathered before 
the Judgment Throne; from 
Heaven, earth, and hell. And 
the books were opened: and an- 
other book was opened, which 
is the book of life. Now, when 
the books had been examined 
by the Judge, the names of all 
those who had tried to serve 
God while on the earth, were 
called. (For their names were 
found written in the book of 
life.) Then I saw they went 
to the right hand of the Throne 
with much joy and praise, and 
- cried out with glad voices, The 
wicked were then placed upon 
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Then the Judge, being the Lord 
Jesus, called out in a loud voice 
to those on His right hand, and 
said: "Come, ye blessed of my 
Father, inheritthe kingdompre- 
pared for you from the founda- 
tion of the world." Matt. 25:34. 

Now all this while there was 
great fear among those who 
were on the left hand of the 
Judgment Throne. (For they 
saw they were not to be taken.) 
The Judge then turned to these, 
and asked if there were any 
pilgrims among them; and that 
if there were, for them to now 
speak. But they answered Him 
not. (For by their own hearts 
they were condemned,) At last 
some among them cried:"Lord, 
Lord, have we not prophesied 
in thy name? and in thy name 
have cast out devils? and in thy 
name done many wonderful 
works?" Matt. 7:22, But the 
Judge cried out: "Depart from 
me, ye cursed, into everlasting 
fire, prepared for the devil and 
his angels." Matt. 25:41. Then 

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I saw the Judge make a sign 
with His hand to the mighty 
angels (who were the reapers) 
to have them away. Then went 
there up a great cry from them. 
But their cries and tears were 
of no help, for it was too late. 
So the mighty angels gathered 
them together as tares, to burn 
them. I saw also that the mouth 

. of hell was just there , from which 
came out great clouds of smoke 
and fire. And whosoever was 
not found written in the book of 
life was cast into the lake of fire. 
The gates of hell were then 
shut, locked, and sealed; that 
they might never be opened. 

Now I saw in my dream that 
those who had been pilgrims to 
the Heavenly Country while 

f on the earth, (who had been 
placed on the right hand of the 
Throne,) went in to the joy of 
their Lord. And as I looked 
I saw and behold, they had each 
given to them a crown of glory, 
made of pure shining gold. 
I saw also in my dream that 

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the crowns were not all alike, 
(though all the crowns were of 
gold,) but that some were set 
round about with many precious 
jewels. "Then shall the right- 
eous shine forth as the sun in 
the kingdom of their Father. 
Who hath ears to hear, let him 
hear." Matt. 13:43. There was 
moreover great shouting and 
praise, such as: Glory! Glory! 
Glory! Amen! and Hallelujah! 
With much singing and rejoic- 
ing, which was without bounds. 
And as I was waking from my 
dream, I heard the Lord tell 
them their joy was but just 
begun, that there were many 
joys in store for them, and that 
they were to go from glory to 
glory, even for ever and ever. 



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